Weather strip



A. V. CULVER AND W. A. WADDELL.

WEATHER STRIP. APPLICATION FILED oec, I3. 1921.

Patented Aug. I, 1922. i

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STATES ALBERT V. CULVER AND WILLIAM A. WADDEL, OF FRANKFURT, INDIANA.

WEATHER STRP.

Specification of Letters Patent. i Patgut-,Qd Aug 1, 1922;

Application filed December 13, 19.21. Serial No. 522,041.

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Be it known that we, nnenn'r V. Crnivnn and lVILLmisr A. WADnnLn citizens ot the United States, residing at Frankfort, in the count;T ot' Clinton and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in leather Strips, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to weather strips for windows, doors and the like, and particularly to structures known as French windows, `and is an improvement over that Jorrn of device shown in the patent to Albert V. Culver, issued October 5, 1920, No. 1,351,729. The prime feature of the present invention is the provision ot a combined lock and weather strip operating mechanisrn so constructed that when the bolt ot the lock is moved to open or closed position the weather strip will be moved to inoperativeI or operative position, thereby obviating the possibility of the window or other swinging structure being opened while the weather strip is still in operative position.

A further feature of the invention is in so operating the weather strip co-incident to the locking of the bolt that the weather strip will be elevated above the sill of the window just prior to the releasing of the bolt from its looking socket.

A further `feature oit the invention is the provision of means for causing the weather strip vto extend in a horizontal position when in 'full open or closed position.

And a further Jfeature of the invention is the provision of a shield or housing for the weather strip. I

Other objects and advantages will be here# inafter more fully set forth and pointed out inthe accompanying' specification.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure'l is an elevation of a window structure with the weather strip applied to use,

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view through the lower portion of the window structure and the sill showing the parts in locked position,

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view as seen on line 3-3 Figure :2,

Figure l is a detail sectional view as seen on line lf-#l Figure 3, and

Figure 5 is an enlarged elevation ot the weather strip showing parts broken away and parts by dotted lines.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a window frame, and 2 indicates a sash or windowv structure secured thereto in the usual manner which may be either along the top edge of the sash or at one end thereof. The lower bar 3 of the sash fio-operates with a ledge et Vof sill 5, the bar 3 registering with the ledge when the sash is in closed position.

lVindow sash oi this construction swing inwardly and considerable difiiculty has been experienced in preventing rain and the like from entering between the bar 3 of the sashand the ledge 4f., and to overcome this objectionable feature, a weather strip 6, preferably of sheet metal, is extended transversely of the sash over the outer` tace of the bar 3, said weather strip, when in lowered position, extending a distance below the upper edge oi the ledge et, consequentl)7 preventing the passage off air, rain, or the like, between the sash and sill.

In the present construction, the shank '7, employed Yfor operating a looking bolt 8, is also employed for raising and lowering the weather strip 6, the shank 7 being in the form of a pinion which cooperates with a rack 9 on the locking bolt 8, so that when the shank is rot-ated in one direction the bolt will be raised, and when rotated in the 0pposiite direction will descend and enter a socket 10 torgned in the ledge Ll, the looking bolt S being slidably mounted in a sleeve 11 which is entered in an orifice in the bar 3.

The shank 7 is extended a distance beyond the. bolt 8 and projects into an elongated slot 12 formed through a plate 13 attached to -the inner face of the weather strip (i, one edge wall of the slot 12 having a rack 14 thereon for co-operation with the teeth or the shank "r". tended horizontally through the bar 3 and has attached to its outer end a knob 15 so that the` shank may be readilj7 rotated. rl`he plate 13 is attached at the longitudinal center of the weather strip 6, and to cause the weather strip to rest ina horizontal plane when in its lowered or elevated position, elongated guide slots 16 are formed through the weather strip 6 at points on opposite sides of the plate 13, and through these guide slots are extended guide pins 17 which are entered into the face of the bar 3.

To protect the weather strip from sleet and ice and other weather inclemencies, which would tend to prevent operation of the strip, a shield or housing 18 is attached The shank 7 is eXV to the ,outer face of the bar 3 so as to completely cover the weatherstrip when in` inoperative position', and which protects the upper portion of the weather strip when in its operative position. Y

The weather strip 6 is so arranged with respect to the bolt 8 that` the lower edge of the weather strip will be moved upwardly until entirely free of the ledge 4; before the lower end of the locking bolt entirely leaves the socket` 10, consequently the sash cannot be moved inwardly until the weather strip is entirely removed from the path of the ledge, hence there is no possibility of injuring the weather strip by directing an inward pull on the sash.

Furthermore, by raising` and lowering the locking bolt and weather strip from the same source and atthe same operation, it will be impossible to operate the bolt without operating the weather strip, thereby rendering the structure substantially fool proof. It will likewise be seen that this device may be very easily andquickly attached to the sash and will be practically indestructible from use in view of the simplicity of the device, and the few parts required in con structing the. same.

Having thus fully described our said invention, what we' claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: Y

l. The combination with a locking bolt for a swinging closure, said bolt having teeth thereon, of a weather strip movably mounted uponthe closure, said strip having teeth thereon, and a toothed operating shank cooperating with the teeth of said bolt and strip for raising or lowering both the lockn ing bolt and weather strip simultaneously.

2. The combination'with a locking bolt for swinging closures having rack forming teeth thereon, and means for slidably mount ing the locking bolt in the swinging closure, ofaweather strip removed from said locking bolt, rack forming teeth onV the weather strip, and a single shank for simultaneously engaging the rack Jforming teeth of both the locking bolt and weather strip for operating saidbolt and weather strip in unison.

3. The combination with a locking bolt for swinging closures having rack forming teeth thereon, and a shank having pinion forming teeth for operating'said bolt when rotated, of a weather strip along one face or"l .the swinging closure, a slotted plate connected with said weather strip and having rack forming teeth for (3o-operation with the the pinion forming teeth of the shank wheref by said locking bolt and weatherstrip will be operated in unison upon rotation of said shank, I l f i 5. The combination with a lockingY bolt for swinging closures, rack forming teeth on l said bolt, and a shank having pinion form-V ing teeth for co-operation with the 1 rack forming teeth for operating the locking bolt when the shank is rotated, of a weather strip associated with one face of the swinging closure, rack forming teethcarriedjby the weather strip for engagement with the pin-y ion forming teeth of the shank, whereby `said locking bolt and weather strip will be operated in unison upon `rotation of said shank, and means for normally maintaining the weather strip in horizontal position..L

6. The combination with a locking boltfor swinging closures, rack forming teeth on said bolt, and a shank having pinion forming teeth for co-operation with the rack forming teeth VAfor operating the locking bolt when the shank is rotated, of a weather strip associated with one faceiof the-swinging closure, rack forming teeth carried by the weather strip forrengagement with the pinion forming teeth' of the shank, whereby said locking'boltand. weather strip will be operated in unison upon rotation of said shank, means forV normally maintaining'the weather strip in horizontal position, and a shield for forming a housing 'for theweath'er strip. I y

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals at Indianapolis, In-

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diana, this 5th day of December, A. I). nineteen hundred and twenty-one.

ALBERT venrfvna [La] WILLIAM A. VVVADITELL. [n s1] `Vtitnesses: l i

CAREY S. FRYE, 1M. L. SHULER. 

